the commerce department said september retail sales showed strong gains for the second month in a row. economists are still urging caution. >> economists say the spending increase is in no way a consumer revival. the numbers are up, but still lower than they would like. consumers bought more just about everything last month, especially electronics. the commerce department says retailers reported more than four hundred billion dollars in sales last month. an overall increase of 1.1% since august. >> the recovery is very much slow and steady. not anything to throw a party over, but certainly good news. >> shoppers are reacting to increased confidence in the economy. >> the job situation is improving. >> electronics and appliances all the biggest gains last month, partly thanks to these guys. iphone sales were boosted by release of the new iphone 5. david says traffic is increasing at his electronics store. >> pitbull have been holding back for a while and now they just want to have the things that they have wanted. >> this report gives analyst a good idea of what is in store. >> it is a